Cigarette wrapper and a cigarette made with said wrapper



I Sept. 13, 193 2. w. KURTZ, JR 1,876,976

CIGARETTE WRAPPER AND A CIGARETTE MADE WITH SAID WRAPPER Filed May 7) 1928 Attorney Patented Sept. 13, 1932 D'AmnLw. 3. mm, an, or conumnm, missouar CIGARETTE wnarrna Ann A. oreanm'rn msnnlwrrrr sarnwmrrnn' Application mainl 7, 1923. Serial m. 275,767.

The present invention is in the nature of an improved and. novel cigarette wrapper and of an improved and novel cigarette, a

part of which cigarette construction consists 5 of the'said wrapper. y

The purpose of the said novel wrapper and said cigarette,,resulting from the use of said wrapper, is to satisfy two already large; and yet steadily growing demands of c1garette smokers for a longer cigarette than those now on the market, and for a shorter cigarette than the sanfe. A cigarette constructed with the within embodied novel wrapper satisfies quite admirably both oft-he'se de; mands in the form of a single cigarette which U is of a greater length than the ordinary .cig-' arette now available to the cigarette smok ingpublic, but which cigarette is, atthe same 1 time, capable of being easily divided. by the- I p a and novel-cigarettesatisfies this universal v demand for a shorter cigarette by-having em smoker into two equal pieces, each"of w hich is, in itself, a shortcigarette which yet s long enough for a comforting .short o smoke.

There is already a vast army of cigarette] smokers which is universalin its extentconsistingof ofiice men and women, soldiers 'on dutyand sailors, clerks of all descriptions and others engaged in every walk of life who are not permitted to smoke while on duty but who, from time to time, during the days work have a few moments of short intervals when they. can lay aside their work momentarily and step into a hallway, aflavatory .or up onfithe street nearby and take a short smoke. not of-sufiicient timevfor a smoker to consume the, ordinary cigarette, in its entirety, before hemust return to his work. This results in his-lightingup a cigarette, smoking as much of it as he has time for and then throwing the remainder of it away, which remainder is, of course, a waste and a loss to him; and generally this wasted portion of his cigarette exceeds the portion which he has consumed and derived a pleasure from. It is because of this practically universal condition existing that there exists this enormous and universal demand for a shorter cigarette than those ordinarily now found on the market. Among this classof smokers whorfeel the need of a shorter cigarette are also found But these short intervals are i a host of oflice men and women who-may, and do, smoke while on duty; This class'ofsinok ers will, almost invariably, andat frequent intervals during the days work, iight a 9 arette, take a few"pufi's froinit and then lay it aside while they resume the work which they are engaged and upon which sub: ect matter their mmds are concentrating.

as p

The result'of this is that the cigarette from" 1 which this sort of smoker has yet had but it has smoldered away and consumed itself,

portion of the cigarette. This sort of smoker realizes'this'loss and because'of it hehas'need brief enjoyment, lies upon the ash tray until and the smoker has thereby lost the greater for at short cigarette from which hccan enjoy 1 his short smoke without it resnltingin'the loss of so great a portion of hiscigaretteeach time he must take a smoke; This improved bodied in its construction two new andn'ovel features, a greater length and a meansby which it can be easily divided into two equal 1 I 'pieces,eitherofwhich is of suflicientlength i for the short smoke which these classcs of" smokers have only the time for. The. length of thiscigarette is approximately one-third greater than the length ofthe ordinary cigaimately one-half the length of the ordinary cigarette, and which is sufficiently longfor him to enjoyhis short smoke, but notof such a length that any considerable portion of it'will be-thr'own away and wasted when i he is through smoking. The said means, em-

bodied within. the cigarett es construction is in the nature of a weakened areain the wrapper fabric, located at the midway point between the ends oiithe cigarette, appear,

ing somewhat as a band, around the ciga rette of a different shade of color from that of the remainder of the wrapper. Itisjalong this band,'of the weakened area inthe wrapper'that the cigarette can be easily severed in twain. To manufacture a ciga .rette of such a length as would satisfy this demand, for a shorter cigarette only would not be so profitable as to manufacture one which embodies also features satisfying other demands, in a cigarette, of a different nature. For instance, there is also an enormous demand, by a different class of smokers whom we may designate as the society and leisure class, which is for a cigarette even longer still than the ordinary cigarette; and this improved cigarette is designed to satisfy also that demand of this class of smokers. The said band of a weaker area is, of course, constructed strong enough that it yet remains impervious to air so that the cigarette can be entirely smoked up if so desired. Just the ordinary, inoderate smoker, universally found everywhere often feels the needof a cigarette even longer than thosehe buys on the todays market and this third class of smokers therefore will be interested in this improved cigarette, it being slightly longer than those he buys for his present use. In fact, I think this improved cigarette will be found to meet w1th almost and practically a universal favor from cigarette smokers in general, for thereason that every cigarette smoker needs at times a short cigarette and then, frequently at other times, he needs a long cigarette, and if he has provided himself with a pack of these improved cigarettes he finds himself at all times provided with exactly the kind of cigarette, a short one for only a short smoke or a long one as the occasion demands, as he needs.

This improved wrapper can be made of any desirable material of which cigarette wrappers are made; and the filler of this improved cigarette may be the same as that of any other kind of cigarette, or different, according to the desire of the manufacturer. The size of this cigarette also may vary according to preference and, using this .im-v

the cross-sectional area proved wrapper, may be as preferred by the manufacturer. It is only in the two features, a greater length than the ordinary cigarette and the embodiment of this improved wrapper in its construction, that this improved cigarette is intended to differ from other cigarettes. And, however, I do not wish to be understood to confine myself to the particular length herein mentioned, 3%, but I adopt that length for the present day needs of smokers, holding the matter of length as one subject to change when future demands of cigarette smokers should require such a change. The length of 3%" of a cigarette quite satisfies, at the present time, the demand for a longer cigarette; and, the cigarette being capable of an easy and smooth separation into two equal smaller cigarettes, this length also is quite "satisfactory for that purpose at this time. The improved wrapper differs from the wrapper of the ordinary cigarette in two ways. It is longer. This has already been explained.

And it has embodied within its construction the said weaker area which also has been referred to and explained. In all other features it is intended to be similar to the othe, wrappers, as used on ordinary cigarettes. The weaker area is approximately 1/48" to 1/61 wide. This width of the area is quite sufficient for adaptation to wrappers made of the material of which such wrappers are now made. However, this width is, of course, subject to change to suit the nature and thickness of the fabric from which wrappers are made wherein the weakened area is to be embodied. W'ith this weakened area embodied in the wrapper of the cigarette the smoker can, with his fingers, easily snap the cigarette into two equal portions which have smooth ends, look; and serve as well as two short cigarettes, {and thus afford him two short smokes .''without having to throw away and waste a considerable portion of his cigarette each time he desires a short smoke only. He derives a satisfying short smoke from one of the short cigarettes thus produced and reserves the other one for another short smoke later on.

With these and other objects in view, the

invention, its construction and purposescan be more easily understood by having reference to the accompanying drawing'hereto cigarettes involved in the invention. The

figures are approximately of the exact sizes of the objects they represent. As seen from Fig. 1, the improved wrapper is intended tobe32/3 byl gular in shape, and the fabric-of which it is made is of course of the usual thickness of cigarette wrappers. In the figure a, I), .0 and (Z outline the wrapper in its dimensions; and w, m, y and a outline the weakened area embodied within the fabric of which the wrapper is made,'and, as indicated, the widthof this area is from 1/48" to 1/64", which will depend upon the manufacturers preference, and which preference, generally, will be governed by the nature and thickness of the wrapper he is making at the'particular time and upon his facilities for producing the said area in the fabric being then used attached and made a part of this spe'cifica- 3/16 in dimensions, rectanby him. However, the production of the said weakened area into the fabric will not occasion any great dnficulty assuch areas in fabrics are being frequently produced in fabrics for other purposes.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view, from side and end, of a cigarette with one of the improved wrappers embodied in its construction. In

the figure is seen the location of the novel feature therein of the said weakened area,

which appears very much as a band around the cigarette at the midway point between its ends and of a slightly difierent shade in color from the rest of the wrapper of which it is an integral part.

I claim:

1. A cigarette wrapper having a narrow weakened smoke and air impervious area extending transversely and the entire width thereof intermediate its ends.

2. A cigarette wrapper longer than the ordinary cigarette but less than twice the length of the ordinary cigarette having a weakened smoke and air impervious area in the form of a narrow strip extending transversely and the entire width thereof intermediate its ends.

3. A cigarette longer than the ordinary cigarette but less than twice the length thereof with a wrapper having a narrow weakened smoke and air impervious area extending completely around the cigarette intermediate its ends.

In testimony hereof that I claim the invention above setforth I hereto afiix my signature.

DANIEL W. B. KUBTZ, JR. 

